Who Shot Alan B'Stard? (1990)
An hour long special from the British political satire The New Statesman. After surviving an attempt on his life, Alan B’Stard returns to politics and helps reinstate capital punishment—until the tables turn and he is framed for a murder he didn’t commit. This standalone special serves as the eighth episode of the series and went on to win the BAFTA Award for Best British Comedy.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
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Rik Mayall as Alan B'Stard |
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Michael Troughton as Piers Fletcher-Dervish |
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Marsha Fitzalan as Sarah B'Stard |
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Terence Alexander as Sir Greville McDonald |
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David Beale as Mr. Speaker |
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Michael Bilton as Sir William Horsey QC |
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Paul Birchard as Ximenes |
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Peter Blake as Kerry Grout |
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Geoffrey Chater as Justice Saunders |
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Dickie Davies as Self |
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Janine Duvitski as Interpreter |
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Roger Grainger as Usher |
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Alan Hardwick as Newscaster |
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Tom Harrison as Vicar |
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Berwick Kaler as Jeff Dicquead |
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John McCririck as Self |
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Steve Nallon as Margaret Thatcher |
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John Normington as Sidney Bliss |
| Directing | Geoffrey Sax | Director |
| Writing | Laurence Marks | Writer |
| Writing | Maurice Gran | Writer |
| Production | David Reynolds | Producer |
| Sound | Alan Hawkshaw | Sound |
| Editing | Lance Tattersall | Editor |
| Production | Paddy Stern | Casting Director |
| Production | Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian Castle | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pam Fox | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phillipa Haigh | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Bob Bayne | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Wendy Taggart | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Dave Whiteley | Sound |
| Camera | Colin Philpott | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Peter Squires | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Mary Hopkins | Editor |
| Production | Sonia Hampson | Production Assistant |